Clip of trick in rugby play involves lifting that's definitely illegal (8)
I believe the answer is:
burglary
'clip of trick' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'rugby play involves lifting that's definitely illegal' is the wordplay.
'play' indicates an anagram.
'involves' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'lifting' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'that's definitely illegal' becomes 'ral' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ral' backwards is 'lar'.
'rugby' with letters rearranged gives 'burgy'.
'burgy' going around 'lar' is 'BURGLARY'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for burglary that I've seen before include "Crime" , "Illegal entry and theft" , "Criminal entry" , "Housebreaking" , "break-in" .)